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r ~. I I I I I I .' I I I I I I I ~ Attachment B VISION FOR THE FlITURE FINAL REC OMMEND A TIONS OF THE TeAAP REUTILIZA TION COM1\1ITTEE \VHEREAS, the TCAAP Reutilization Committee was formed by Congressman Bruce Vento on August 30, 1994 to reconunend the conceptual long range uses for the TCAAP site; and WHEREAS, the TCAAP Reutilization Cormniltee consists of representatives of business, economic readjustment, homeless providers, labor, environment, local citizenry, the Mounds View School District 621, Minnesota National Guard, City of Arden Hills, City of New Brighton, City of Mounds View, City of Shoreview, Ramsey County, State of Minnesota, and the federal government of the United States of America; and ..o!: wHEREAS, the TCAAP Reutilization Committee has received testimony from numerous groups and individuals representing a wide array of interests and view points; and WHE~As, the mission of the TCMP Reutilization Committee was guided by the principles of Responsibility for the metropolitan community as a whole, Cooperation in Building a consensus in a collective environment of shared findings and information, Collaboration with div.erse interests to achieve a pragmatic view of the site's complexity and its long range development, and Innovation to produce creative ideas and methods which are responsive to the changing needs of the metl"opolitan area; NOW, THEREFORE, "BE 1T~:RESOLVED THAT the TeAAP Reutilization Committee makes the following recommendaUuDS:"Qi.:. the cooceptuallong range uses for the TCMP site to CongI'CSsman Broce Vento, .Senator Paul WcUstone, Senator Rod Grams and the other . . members of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation: 1. . Open SDace Provide a balance of active and passive public open spaces that respect and take advantage of natural site topography and featureS and proteCts significant natural resoUICCS. To that end. provide at least 1.100 contiguous acres of land for a regional park reserve which meets the Met Council guidelines for that type of use and which should be managed within the Regional Recreation Open Space System. The lana includes the area east of HllmH~ Avenue (~~1~~) inc()tpOra~ SunfISh Lake lying north of the existing service road that parallels Highway 96. The southern extension of the kame should be incoIpOLaWd wW Ibis area :!:JI.1 preserved as a natural amenity. Existing uses of the open space by the National Guard and other Reserve units for training art viewed as compatible. In addition to the regional park~eserve, the Rice Creek Corridor should be preserved with sufficient adjacent land are&a LO protect significant natural resources, provide for wildlife movement and "rve IS a segment in the Rice Creek Regional Trail Corridor, including land trails. The Rice Creek Trail Corridor should incorporate the entire oak forest area lying south of the MinneSOta Department of Transportation maintenance facility and should be integrally linked with the regional park reserve. Encourage Alliant Tech and the Department of Defense to mike the necessary facility changes to allow the use of the Rice Creek corridor as a recreational canoe route as soon as possible.